Hose supporter



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HSE SUPPORTER Filed Aug. 18, 1949 L e la Arch/ey IN V EN TOR.

'BY MMMS Patented Nov. 21, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HOSESUPPORTER.

Lela F. Atchley, Oklahoma. City, Okla.

Application August 18, 1949, Serial No. 110,925

1 Claim. l

This invention relates to hose supporters for use by women, and hasparticular reference to hose supporters of that type which include abelt or body-encircling band, and elastic straps depending from saidbelt or band, and having hose-engaging clasps at their lower ends.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an improved belt orband for hose supporters of the above type which will be comfortable towear and will not press objectionably against the wearers abdomen.

Another object is to provide a hose supporter of the above type having anovel and eflicient arrangement of depending elastic clasp-carryingstraps which will properly support the hose at all times without tearingthe same.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a hose supporter embodying the presentinvention.

Figure 2 is a front view of the hose supporter as it appears in use.

Figure 3 is a rear view of the hose supporter as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a side view thereof.

Figure 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary horizontal section taken on the line 6 6 ofFigure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the present hose supporter includesa wide inelastic fabric belt or band 5 adapted to rest on the hips andto encircle the body just below the waistline, said belt or band havinga short elastic strap 6 attached to one end thereof adapted to beconnected to the other end of the belt or band at the back of the wearerby hooks 1 and coacting eye members 8, or the like. The belt or band 5is composed of two substantially similar sections 9 and I having theiredges bound with tape II and provided with scalloped lower edgesaiiording a front scallop I2, a side scallop I3, and a rear scallop I4for each section. The end edges I and I6 of each section are inclinedand extend in downwardly converging relation, and the adjacent or innerends of the sections are partially overlapped, are stitched together atthe top as at I1, and are otherwise free of connection with each other.Thus, the adjacent ends of the sections may freely move relatively tosuit changes of posture and avoid objectionable pressure on the abdomen.

Attached to each scallop of each band section is a depending adjustableelastic strap I8 having a hose engaging clasp I9 at its lower end. Thus,clasps are provided to engage each hose at the front, the back, and theouter side so as to properly support the hose at all times withouttearing the same.

Having described the claimed as new is:

A hose supporter comprising a wide inelastic fabric belt adapted toencircle the body entirely below the waist line and having means toseparably connect the ends thereof at the back of the wearer, said beltcomprising two substantially similar sections having adjacent endspartially overlapped at the front of the band and stitched together atthe top but otherwise free of connection with each other, and front,side and rear depending elastic straps attached to'each section andhaving hose-engaging clasps at their lower ends, said adjacent ends ofthe sections having oppositely inclined downwardly diverging end edgesand being provided with a scalloped lower edge providing front, rear andside scallops, each scallop having one oi said depending elastic strapsattached thereto.

LELA F. ATCl-ILEY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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